hey everyone,

first off, it was cool seeing all the tubers that showed up for this event especially the guys making a comeback and the newbies. also congrats to Taylor, Nate and Mike for finishing in the money.

i got to MR about 2pm and was greeted by some fellow tubers, always good to see you guys.I paid my fees then walked over to the levy to take a look at the river. The water was 2-3 vis with sparse elodea pointing upstream and hyacinth floating along with the current, i thought it might be a good day.

3pm mitch calls time and the game begins. i took a sec to watch the directions people were headed and was worried when i saw a couple of good sticks heading to the main river because i know that it could be won out there, but i stuck to my plan about heading up river towards the barrier. i was rowing with a group up the west side of the island when i saw some water that looked good. it was a huge flat covered with hyacinth sparse tule berms, elodea under it and a drop off. i saw the other guys go further up and decided im just going to take my time today and fish my way up. luckily i did and got 2 including a 3 within the first 1/2 hr. i rode the current up a ways and saw Nate in an area that i wanted to fish. i saw him stick a couple and started to go beast mode thinking he might have some good ones and i needed to catch up. i started punchn a little ways down from him when i got a bite. i had this fish spalshing at the surface of the mat, i put some pressure on it to pop it out of the grass and POW! there goes my cheap ass veratas rod, i got what i paid for. i shook it off knowing that it could have been a good one and continued up stream. i landed another keeper a half hour later on the opposite bank near the point of the Island. I continued fishing and cought 2 more 3's that gave me a limit by 530. meanwhile i saw that Nate had left the area i wanted to fish so i cruised on down and caught another one over 3 on the punch that i culled a 2 with. it was about 630 and that was my last fish. i decide to stroll down river and fish the main, i got one bite around 830 by the marina on a senco but shook off due to a poor hookset. i rowed back for weigh in. THX to Rob, MItch and Steve for running another smooth event. see you guys at CL

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